Linda Ann Bernardin

Linda Ann Bernardin, 70, of Pocono Pines, died on Friday, Aug. 16, in the loving presence of her husband, George E. Bernardin. They shared 48 years of marriage together.

She was born in Queens, N.Y., on Aug. 9, 1943, to Henry and Pauline (Ernst) Streit.

Linda graduated from Richmond Hill High School in 1961. She married her high school sweetheart, George Bernardin, on Oct. 24, 1964, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Richmond Hill, Queens, N.Y. She was an executive secretary at Jamaica Savings Bank. Linda then became a full-time mother and, eventually, a grandmother. She adored her grandchildren and loved cooking, sewing, gardening, walking, tennis and bicycling. Linda was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Blakeslee.

In addition to her husband, George, she is survived by two daughters: Nancy Beble and her husband, Peter, of Westfield, N.J.; Karen Timberlake and her husband, Matthew, of Cranford, N.J. and Pocono Pines; five grandchildren: Eric, Ryan, Harrison, Christian and Abigail; a sister, Diane Streit of Hampton Bays, N.Y.; and a brother, James Streit and his wife, Vicki, of Seattle, Wash.

Linda and George lived in Jamaica, N.Y., for 20 years; in Oceanside, N.Y.; and 10 years in Warren, N.J., before retiring to their summer home in Lake Naomi in 1998. During the last three years, Linda resided at Oakwood Terrace in Moosic before transferring Aug. 1 to Linwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Scranton.

A visitation with the family will be from 10 a.m. until the time of service Saturday, Aug. 24, at Faith Lutheran Church, Route 940, Blakeslee. A Celebration of Life memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Linda's memory to Faith Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, 550 Route 940, Blakeslee, PA 18610; or to The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration, Radnor Station Building 2, Suite 320, 290 King of Prussia Road, Radnor, PA 19087 or on the web at theaftd.org.

Bolock Funeral Home & Crematory

6148 Paradise Valley Road, Cresco

bolockfuneralhome.com

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